The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Fort Mill, SC
Fort Mill is a town of 89,200 in York County, about 15 miles south of downtown Charlotte · Updated November 2026
Is Fort Mill, SC safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Fort Mill: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 63% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A-; see the map and the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 890 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
63% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Fort Mill as a whole, and 37% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Fort Mill scores 890.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Fort Mill, SC at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Fort Mill, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Fort Mill
Car thefts are uncommon. Fort Mill has car thefts at a small fraction of the US rate: 0.69 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
How neighborhoods in Fort Mill compare
Every part of Fort Mill where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Fort Mill run from A+ to A-; 94% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1White Grove, southSimple assaults run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Fort Mill.A919
2Baxter, westClose to the rest of Fort Mill on most crimes.A893
3Springfield & Baden Village, northeastThefts run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Fort Mill.A863
4Forest Lake, northBurglaries run about 70% higher here than in the rest of Fort Mill.A863
Neighborhood areas of Fort Mill, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Crime rates and types in Fort Mill
CrimeGrade™ estimates Fort Mill has about 21 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 43% less than the US as a whole and 53% less than South Carolina.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in Fort Mill, about 38% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Fort Mill
Fort Mill has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Fort Mill, 61% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often in parking lots and garages: 41% of them, against 31% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (61%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (48%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (41%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Vandalism
Homes (35%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Fort Mill compares with nearby cities
Fort Mill has more crime than 5 of its 8 nearest cities. Marvin, NC and Van Wyck have the least crime nearby.
Two things set Fort Mill apart: it has 3.1% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and a Walk Grade of D- (9 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary runs low here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 86% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 94% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (9 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 81% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.8.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 71% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.52 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 65% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.9% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 63% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.0 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 61% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Fort Mill
Crime costs Fort Mill about $615 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 49% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $45 million a year, or $505 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.6 million
$17
Rape
$890,000
$10
Robbery
$270,000
$3
Assault
$7.4 million
$83
Burglary
$810,000
$9
Theft
$3.7 million
$41
Vehicle theft
$950,000
$11
Arson
$82,000
$1
Vandalism
$2.0 million
$22
Total
$18 million
$198
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Fort Mill means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Fort Mill is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Fort Mill, SC average a SchoolGrade of A+: 69% of students test proficient, against 56% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Fort Mill on SchoolGrade
